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Reggie White

Defensive End

Eagles Career: 1985-92 | Eagles Hall of Fame Induction: 2005 | Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2006

Nicknamed the "Minister of Defense," White is the club's all-time leader in sacks with 124 in just 121 games, including a team-record 21 in 1987. White earned seven Pro Bowl appearances during his eight-year stint with the Eagles, who signed him after a two-year stint with Memphis of the USFL. White earned NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1987 and 1991. He was named to the NFL's All-Decade Teams of the 1980 and 1990s, the 75th Anniversary Team, and was voted first-team All-Pro 10 times in his 15-year career with the Eagles, Packers and Panthers. He was born on Dec. 19, 1961 in Chattanooga, TN. He died December 26, 2004 at the age of 43.

YEAR-BY-YEAR

1985: The No. 4 overall pick in the 1984 supplemental draft, White had 13 sacks as a rookie and finished runner-up in AP Defensive Rookie of the Year voting.

1986: White earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors in Year 2 with 18 sacks.

1987: White led the league with 21 sacks and won AP Defensive Player of the Year.

1988: With a league-leading 18 sacks, White finished runner-up for AP Defensive Player of the Year. He also posted a career-high 133 tackles.

1989: White had 11 sacks and 123 tackles.

1990: White had 14 sacks and added his first career interception.

1991: With 15 sacks, White earned his fifth-straight first-team All-Pro.

1992: In his final season with the Eagles, White had 14 sacks.

  • Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • 13-time Pro Bowl selection (7 with Eagles)
  • 13-time All-Pro selection (7 with Eagles)
  • 2-time AP Defensive Player of the Year (1 with Eagles)
  • Hall of Fame All-1980s Team
  • 1991 Alan Page Award
  • Eagles career leader in sacks with 124
  • Most sacks (21) in a single season in Eagles history (1987)
  • 38 games with multiple sacks, the most in Eagles history

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